New-York tribune., 1887-10-23
THE THEATRES.
SOME COMING EVENTS.

company Is simply that II intended to do during
the first week of the season, and my people We're not
available for rehoarsas. am convinced That these
nainccs are OF decided value. From last seasons pro-
auctions have taken two into my regular r1crory'
ana another Fashion. by Miss Doaro, has been adj
,,i.ly placed. Already have picked out nearly
s many plays a. can 80 during this season. The first
will be domestic drama Phyllis Dclne' by gentle
man OF this city who modcstly desires to hide ElS
identify This Will lee succeeded hy thIce-act comedy
by MI George Jc.a"p the tile is The ilcjure OF the
Year aud the scene is tih III oHI"u r, or m we Ira
matinee think my selection VIII be Ihc Sistcis' Dy
Mr.. j. j. {. Clarke
Ihavc lust settled the cast Of Loves Martyr con
tinucd Mr. Palmer and it will go into rehearsal next
we.F The principal parts viii he assigned To Agnes
Booth. Annie Russell Mathdc Madison Mrs Phillips
stoldard Robinson. salviu. PITT. Mason, Holland.
Daydsc and Flockion. Many alterations in the play
have been made since first produced it in Chicago
There were snue points I'm the action which did not seem
to he clearly accounted for. have, therefore, had
prologue prepared showing the adveIiiufcr IW""'fi
and his sister planning the schemes which the play I'M
folds The material for all this existed in D'Ennerys
novel but he had not incorporated it in his drama Then,
TOO have the wrongcd husband die during the action
of the piece change which relieves the end Of much
unpleasautncs Mr. Cogan Is not in the cast. because
thrrr was no part specially suci to him. and when
rcntroducc him on my stage want iii" I" pS srn J."
much can he sail o Mrs IAngrys generous action in
,i,',n next TUESDAYS matinee for The Actors Fund
Last year she Wa, willing 10 nave joined IN our Usual
benefit performances but they were numerous and
successful thaf we cIt we need not trouble her This
season asked her il she would do something Il Us she
replied that she would not only 40 something ny an
She could and Tint give performance entirely
by herself and her company
Mr. Henry T. Abbey has offices a fcw doors below hs
theatre he has space and i less liable 10
Interruption than at Waack's. Whatever faults and
mistake, Inay make in management he remarked tho
other day don't intend TO have to close up through
the sudden Illness OF any member OF the east on the
mi. that Tlc Wa
was thoroughly undcrsulird. and the uuder.indcs
hal been present 40 every rehearsal The same system
will hc followed with Caste ami all my productions.
Every night 80 The uuder,iudc, report 10 thc ~t-e
manager auI in the theatre til the ir'i act Is
over remember one or two instances When NrW. OK
managers have htd TO close their theatres suddenly be
cause illness, and | propose 10 p"hl lJ thcll cN
pc:lcncc.'
The succc,. Of The Henrietta has naturally made
Mr.sIS Robson and Crane iublin. The h'trr v1s ner
vous concerning the manner which thc audience
would take his little bit of pathetic acting II hal
never done anything In that nc" De- slid, and you
eau imagine felt pretty shaAy about u; bat i~ all
right and the piece is great 60 Bronson Howard -
conSderin, the advIslbty of making some slight
change I'm the dialogue OF the death scene always elt
that the dying man rc caches of the
man. though perfectly just and artticay correct were
possibly little risky 1t isn't the business OF either
actor or PLAYWRIGHT offend anyboly's tc -ious feel
ine- Eyrn here in This thoroughly liberal continuity
have heard objections to the speech. show TIE way
o Heaven OF course objections have been very
few. hut they would probably hc much NOR numerous
In smaller and more siraiacc cities We VIII cudcivor
t6 nave i altered as 90 remove All cause Tor offence
Caste las been wonderful play observed Mr..
+. ". Robertson. the stage manager Of Wmla'Ns " II
i, uow twenty oue year, old aud at the present time
three companies playing IL IN Enrlanl aud don't
thiu There has been season since IFS nr.t prcSeuinion
that a Caste company has not been doing the
Provinces. American audiences have. no doubt seen
some admirable representations of this comedy. Mon
tacauI Honey played in u at the Prince of Male' hut
naturally their attention Was chiefly directed io their
own scenes. Now do not by any means set up claim
that al NloS, shall give you stronger OF better
urfarlua. than New. NoiA has before Witnessed Al
de- claim i that every minutc-t detail of business,
movement AMI setting Will he IN exact accoriaur" with
ihc author, intention These have not hitherto b.cu
,,i, ,,ai Ln,rm h.rc and hone the r,.llf viii hc r.,
show what -plcndd AL round piece this f. and that
every character sin receive due and none undue proui
ncHcc"
At the STANDARD Theatre preparations FOR the comic
opcr Dorothy are being pushed forward energetic
ally T. G. Stevenson. the author, AMI Alfred ecicr.
the composer. sailed from Liverpool last Wednesday
This opera already over 400 nights In Lohlon
Here will he presented 10y cast including Misses
LILLIAN Russell Asna. stone. Rose Leighton. Idith
Horton. ana Me,-is. Lugemc Ouiin Harry IHuiton.
William II 4mlol and John Brand There VIII hr three
entirely new scenes Two OF which are cvorior- painted
Dot, IG,wley and rur,idge. Miss Horton. who VIII make
TONED as -i.ing with succc.' at The Opera conippc M
" Iakinc" November viii probably bc the date of the
tlst performance
Il suppose may he said io bc getting along swim
rnincy" r,m1rkcl Miss Adelaide -tanhope with merry
laugh a, she almost foudly REGARDED the nix tank %
ukcnrn wat-r which occupies the rear OF the stage OF
the Academy Of Music. Miss Dauyray's retirement
left me stranded high and dry but lucky and
aioat again DO you notice how very nautical am
bccomlnG so. haven't caught cold yet, and rather
think the bath and the treatment got after it pre-
vcntvcs 10 tu.it annoying complaint. What do dor
Wei. fall in or am thrown into the water after
struggle On pier Wicn considerable hc ght above.
fail y back ani IL require some little nerve To do
IT, Every piclt get worried t the thing i safely
over One night | tricl falling my face. but the
result was not agreeable. when strike the wafer |
sink Now don't look ana smile ~ II you would
say you're not Of the sinking kind AIN specially
arranged sink Ny dress IS weighted TO keep down,
and my-rny drcssmprover IS the most unique ever
known-it T. solid lead. WELL when get down 10 the
bottom swim under the water TO the back Of the stage
where the deepest part Of the tank s think Il IS
ly ten feet There stay holding to iron bar til
Mr. Lane dives and brings me up. don't think there
ever WAS before such continuously wcll-brought up
young woman" Is ho never latei" inquired the
porter. "Weli there one night when he seemed to
Inc TO be late was beginning TO think what should
do Just then he seized me opened NY mouth little
soon though, and the tnbcali irire damaged
by my suecIngs and spiuttcrngs. As soon ~ the |
curtain fails am taken into my room and thoroughly
rubbed with alcohol. Ny hair gives me the most |
trouble wear my own. and II is all can do 10 gci the
front Of II sufficiently dry 10 make rescndbe appear
my brcf scene AT the end OF the succeeding
act Yes, hope 10 play through the run Of the piece
II isn't high art, indeed might call 1t low art, but
II water can make II 80. no one can deny that |
have clean method OF acting
81 am tired Of trying find when the arc
will be ready for opening" tho somewhat pltcous
uttcrance OF Mr. Frank Sanger II waptS To
prenaturcy old and gray let him build theatre IN New
York, while the Building Departments officials are
struggling with the intrcaces OF new laws They have
made us build the walls thick II they
carry floors for the storage OF sugar hogsheads r. WAS
all In vain explained that these walls would sustain
scarcely any weight They are TO he so high said the
officials. and the law requires they must be ce rtan
thickness and there they about thirty eight In ches
through Then they would have liked us to lay the |
stage upon solid That would he impossible in any